Xeno-canto - Bird sounds from around the world

Willem-Pier Vellinga

doi:10.15468/qv0ksn

Xeno-canto - Bird sounds from around the world

Citation

Vellinga W (2024). Xeno-canto - Bird sounds from around the world. Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qv0ksn accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

This dataset covers the sounds of the Bird sound collection of Xeno-canto (XC).

XC is an online database that provides access to sound recordings of wildlife from around the world. The recordings are shared by a growing community of thousands of recordists from around the world, amateurs and professionals alike. The aim of Xeno-canto is to eventually represent sounds of all animals, meaning of all taxa, to subspecies level, of their complete repertoire, with all of the geographic variability, at all stages of development.

The website of Xeno-canto (xeno-canto.org) was launched in 2005, and initially focussed on Neotropical birds. The scope of Xeno-canto is gradually widening. XC is run by the Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds in The Netherlands, with support from Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

Please note that the Bird sound dataset shared on GBIF is a subset of the entire collection that is available on https://xeno-canto.org/?gid=1. Only the recordings by recordists who have given their permission to share recording metadata with GBIF are shared here.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Identifications of sounds on recordings are subject to continuous review by the Xeno-canto community. This means that current identifications can always later be challenged/questioned. The current identification status (either "not questioned", "questioned" or "questioned and resolved" is shown on xeno-canto.org). Currently questioned recordings are not shared with GBIF.

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Birds, with taxonomy based on IOC World Bird List.

Aves
common name: Birds rank: Class

Geographic Coverages

Global

Bibliographic Citations

Vellinga, W.P. & R. Planqué (2015). CLEF2015 Working Notes, CEUR Workshop proceedings Vol-1391. -
Vellinga, W.P., B. Planqué, S. Pieterse & J. Jongsma (2017). www.xeno-canto.org: a decade on. Neotropical Birding 21: 40-47. -

Contacts

Willem-Pier Vellinga
originator
position: Chair
Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds
email: wp@xeno-canto.org
homepage: http://www.xeno-canto.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3886-5088

Willem-Pier Vellinga
metadata author
position: Chair
Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds
email: wp@xeno-canto.org
homepage: http://www.xeno-canto.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3886-5088

Jeroen Creuwels
programmer
position: Data manager
NLBIF
P.O. Box 9517
Leiden
NL-2300 RA
NL
email: nlbif@naturalis.nl
homepage: https://www.nlbif.nl
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6131-7026

Niels Raes
processor
position: Node manager
NLBIF
P.O. Box 9517
Leiden
NL-2300 RA
NL
email: nlbif@naturalis.nl
homepage: https://www.nlbif.nl
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4329-4892

Willem-Pier Vellinga
administrative point of contact
position: Chair
Xeno-canto Foundation for Nature Sounds
email: wp@xeno-canto.org
homepage: http://www.xeno-canto.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3886-5088